Thread: Not many college grads have careers

I don't want to generalize, but I've noticed (at least with a lot of my friends) a lot of college grads (I'm one myself since May) don't have careers. They may have jobs, but not many are working traditional day jobs.

Anyone else noticing this?

Is this common for college grads, no matter what the economic situation?

First of all, a traditional day job does not equal a career. A career is a not a job. A career is something like MTK and Raw have going. That is not a traditional day job.

College makes it easier to get a job. Getting a career is open to anyone.

No, it's because the economy sucks and it's getting worse.

The more experienced candidates are settling for entry level jobs in order to get employed. Therefore, new grads are pretty screwed.

And the cost of college is going up.

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http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/the-u.s.-middle-class-is-being-wiped-out-here%27s-the-stats-to-prove-it-520657.html?tickers=^DJI,^GSPC,SPY,MCD,WMT,XRT,DIA

At the local CC we have here, I paid near 1,000 dollars just for two classes, and thats not before books. My business law book was 220!!!. I said **** that, and rented it online from chegg.com for like 50.00. I probably should just drop out, but my family would have my head.

dont let college be the barrier to education.

The biggest resource is free to everyone - the internet.

Originally Posted by JGiefer

The biggest resource is free to everyone - the internet.

+1. All the answers are out there, it's just a matter of knowing how to properly use the available resources in order to accomplish the goals one has.

Originally Posted by bjackson2718

+1. All the answers are out there, it's just a matter of knowing how to properly use the available resources in order to accomplish the goals one has.

You can also use websites like Academic Earth (Academic Earth | Online Courses | Academic Video Lectures) to view a few courses from the most elite and leading universities in the world as well. I sometimes watch a few to help further or understand one of my own courses.

T.E.D. Talks is pretty sweet to.

careers are dead - better to learn now than later

- chuck

Originally Posted by JGiefer

You can also use websites like Academic Earth (Academic Earth | Online Courses | Academic Video Lectures) to view a few courses from the most elite and leading universities in the world as well. I sometimes watch a few to help further or understand one of my own courses.

T.E.D. Talks is pretty sweet to.

Awesome site, thanks for the link!

+1 on T.E.D. Talks, I'm also a fan of the @GoogleTalks on youtube as well.